Yesterday The New York Timesran a story that featured a study by economist Andrei Kirilenko, and I thought to myself, Hey! There's a basketballer in the wilderness of Minnesota with that very same name. What a coinky-dink! (My inner monologue is written by Leave It to Beaver writers.) So let's see if you can tell the name doppelgängers apart.

1.
I wrote a paper called "Convective Risk Flows in Commodity Futures Markets"

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

ECONOMIST!

Good guess.

2.
I averaged 16.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during the 2003-2004 NBA season.

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

BASKETBALL PLAYER!

Wow. You're good at this.

3.
I received a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

ECONOMIST!

You should go on Jeopardy and make some money on that big brain of yours.

4.
I've worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) since 2008.

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

ECONOMIST!

Are you cheating? You have to be cheating.

5.
I've had a bunch of crazy haircuts.

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

BASKETBALL PLAYER!

Get out of my brain! Stop reading my mind! Death to mutants!

6.
I have a giant tattoo of some sort of winged beast on my back.

Which Andrei Kirilenko am I?

Basketball Player

Economist

Correct!

Wrong!

BASKETBALL PLAYER!

I really wish it was the economist.

7.
I spent 12 years at the International Monetary Fund working on global capital markets issues.